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By Jeff Herrin
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"People want to come downtown. They just need a reason.",
proclaims Doug Kosarek, host of the Coliseum's Daytona's
Got Talent. The Coliseum, located on Beach Street, is giving
downtown a needed boost by fostering a growing original music scene
staged as a talent show.
This talent show is less American Idol and more Battle Of The
Bands. There are 3-5 bands per night and all the bands play for
free. "We try and do local bands but we'll do one out of
town band per week if they have potential," says Kosarek. Each
night a winner is declared by audience reaction. Weekly winners
move onto a monthly competition and the monthly winners graduate to
an end-of-year super showcase. The bands are responsible for
bringing part of the steadily growing crowd. The more people they
bring, the more likely they are to win. Music industry executives
have already been spotted at the shows and, although you're
likely to hear some cover songs, the price of admission for the
musicians is Original Music.
Doug explains, "A lot of these musicians get paid very well to
play bars during the weekend, but the bars don't let them play
their original stuff. This talent show evolved out of the Bandshell
live. There have been 3 Daytona's Got Talent shows, but a lot
of these acts have performed for us at one time or
another."
Just because these are local bands, don't assume they
aren't as interesting as the bands from outside our area.
They've actually had 2 acts that have participated with
Daytona's Got Talent hit the top 40 this year and several more
with record deals.
The Ambiance
If you haven't been to the Coliseum, it's really a unique
place. First off, it's gorgeous. Not just your vanilla concert
hall with an open floor space. It's got couches! Lot's of
them. And they're the big, cushy, sink-into-it kind of couches.
Like many of you, I've been to a lot of concerts, large and
small. I can't remember a single time I've been able to see
a show on a big, professional stage and be as comfortable as I
would be in my own living room. It's really a great night out.
We encourage everybody to check it out, come back to DaytonaToday
and let us know what you think.
The Coliseum is located at 176 N. Beach St.
Daytona's Got Talent is held every Thursday night at 7pm.
The show is open to everyone 18 and over and admission is $10.
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